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Mysterious Made in Mexico P Bass???

I just picked up a 1991 MIM Jazz with no skunk stripe and heel adjustment.
Kinda cool to find something that’s not common
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The pencil mark says 24991AM which I'm assuming corresponds with the date stamp that shows Sep 24 1991. I would guess the AM means it was built 1st shift maybe??
 
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Wow, super interesting! That’s by far the earliest mim jazz bass I’ve seen and disproves my theory that jazz production didn’t start until later. I notice the serial number also says “MN1” in larger font type before the serial number. Some have that while others like mine just say MN with a space before the serial number. It’s a small point but it makes me wonder. Thanks for posting!